swain
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noun \ˈswān\Definition of SWAIN
2
: a male admirer or suitor
— swain·ish \ˈswā-nish\ adjective
— swain·ish·ness noun
See Examples of SWAIN
- a fair maiden and her swain
- <a romanticized portrait of a bygone era of beauteous Southern belles and their gallant swains>
Origin of SWAIN
Middle English swein boy, servant, from Old Norse sveinn; akin to Old English swān swain, Latin suus one's own — more at suicide
First Known Use: 14th century
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